Suspected person-to-person transmission of Q fever among hospitalized pregnant women.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1093/cid/ciu151.
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Abstract
We report a case of suspected patient-to-patient transmission of Q fever among pregnant women in a high-risk pregnancy unit, presumably via aerosolization of vaginally excreted infectious placental particles. This case questions whether current infection control guidelines are sufficient for Q fever-infected women in similar settings.
Medical subject headings
- Cross Infection
- Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
- Q Fever